“Life with Lily” by Suzanne Woods Fisher

 
 
Lily is six in this story, just starting first grade in a one-room schoolhouse in upstate New York. Her parents are busy building a farm, and soon animals join the family—Jenny the cow and Chubby the miniature horse. A baby brother arrives, too, which Lily has mixed feelings about. (She wanted a sister!) Aside from a mischievous friend like Mandy Mast, Lily is happy at school and even happier at home. 

 
Trouble is brewing at the schoolhouse and change is on the horizon for Lily and her family.
 
I loved Life with Lily!  It’s the perfect book for a young girl.  While the book itself is quite thick, the prose flows smoothly and with clear, colorful vocabulary.  Better yet, each chapter is its own small story within the context of the big book, so the the readers reach mini resolutions with each chapter.  For those readers not accustomed to reading full-length chapter books, this is the perfect way step on that ladder!


As a mom, one of my favorite aspects of this book is the wholesomeness of the book.  Lily is an adventurous, fun girl who enjoys simple beauty and helps her family.  She’s brave and kind, yet has problems that most young girls can identify with – with obeying her elders, with making wise friendship choices, and with fear of the unknown.  Her parents are wise and their instruction will teach young readers bold lessons.   

As a teacher, I love all the hands-on activities that Lily does in this book – because it presents myriads of choices for lessons and for exciting, real-life interactions with Lily’s life!  My daughter’s book club will be reading this soon, and we’re planning to do many of the activities that Lily enjoys in the story – like baking, making indoor windows, and sewing a quilt square.   

This a series that will definitely grace our bookshelf so that we can enjoy it for many years.  I can’t wait for the next installment!

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Suzanne Woods Fisher lives with her family in the San Francisco Bay Area. She has one husband, four children, one son-in-law, a brand new grand-baby, and a couple of dogs. She graduated from Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California.

Suzanne has contracts with Revell for six more books about the Amish, both fiction and non-fiction. She is also the host of “Amish Wisdom·” on toginet.com, a weekly radio program featuring guests who are connected to Simple Living.Find out more about Suzanne at http://suzannewoodsfisher.com/.

 
I received a free copy of Life with Lily in exchange for an honest review.

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